New York State Office of General Services (OGS) Commissioner Jeanette Moy today announced that OGS has received a 2023 Electronic Product Environmental Assessment Tool (EPEAT) Purchaser Award from the Global Electronics Council for excellence in the procurement of sustainable technology.

OGS has earned this award for seven consecutive years.

“This seventh consecutive EPEAT award demonstrates OGS’s commitment to incorporating sustainability into all our efforts as we work to meet Governor Hochul’s ambitious climate goals for New York State,” Commissioner Moy said. “We are incredibly proud of the OGS Procurement team’s track record and to be joining with our partners in state government to highlight our accomplishments during Climate Week.”

EPEAT is a global ecolabel for the IT sector that OGS uses in its contracts to ensure that vendors are providing electronics that meet strict sustainability criteria. These products are more energy efficient, less toxic, longer lasting, and easier to recycle than products that do not meet EPEAT criteria.

The purchase of these IT products on state contract in 2022 will help avoid the disposal of 945 metric tons of solid waste. It will also result in savings of 43,357 MWh of electricity, which is enough to power 3,569 U.S. households for a year.

Since 2008, OGS has included a requirement in its aggregate computer buy for all desktops, notebooks, and tablets to meet EPEAT requirements. An aggregate buy is how New York State uses its buying power to get the best final pricing for items sold on state contracts and purchased in bulk by state agencies, local governments, schools, and nonprofits.